Weasel flamethrower follow up
to my post back in March. I am in the process of reading John Forfar's book 'From Omaha to the Scheldt, The Story of 47 Royal Marine Commando'. In the chapter on the Walcheren assault he writes:
"LCT 18 carrying the CO was leading in. Close to the southern edge of the gap it lowered its ramp but as it did so it received a direct hit. The shell passed through the driving compartment of one of the LVTs killing the driver and wireless operator, struck a weasel carring the new flame-throwing equipment and then passed through the 1/4-inch armour on the far side of the LVT. The weasel 'brewed up' and set fire to another weasel."
It's unclear if the second weasel was set up as a flamethrower but it looks safe to say that at least one was intended to go in to combat. He also states that the weasels were driven by 47 RM Cdo drivers rather than 80th Assault Squadron drivers (who handled the buffaloes). Just thought I'd share,
Cheers, Dave
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